Microwave engineers, infectious disease specialists and polymer scientists from the University of Edinburgh, Heriot-Watt University and the University of Strathclyde have teamed up to create a novel microwave sterilisation method that could revolutionise the way ambulances and hospitals are being disinfected.
New insights on the use of flexible manufacturing to support the response to emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic have just been published by an academic-NHS-industry partnership in which the School of Engineering played a leading role.
A group of first year engineering students have made it through to the Grand Final of the Engineering for People Design Challenge, a national competition run by Engineers without Borders.
A cluster of comet fragments believed to have hit Earth nearly 13,000 years ago may have shaped the origins of human civilisation, research led by Dr Martin Sweatman suggests.
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh and a specialist Chinese materials company have launched a collaborative project to develop graphene-based materials for use in waste treatment and purification applications.
